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South Normanton and Pinxton

South Normanton and Pinxton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has around 1 pharmacy and 7 restaurants or cafés, 14 bus stops, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield station is 4.1 km away. There were around 44 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the South Normanton and Pinxton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Ashfield area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 126,297 residents at roughly 1,153 people per km².

Council
Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Ashfield
Police force
Nottinghamshire
38/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 239th of 294 English council areas — better than 19% of them.

Low crime38
Home affordability88
Affordable rents86
Good schools29
Life expectancy19
Low deprivation20
Employment34
Low council tax10

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

22°CSunny

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 18% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

34 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences23
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Other theft2

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Ashfield Rural · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Ashfield Neighbourhood Policing Team Policing Priorities: July - September2026 Our Local Priorities For the period July to September 2026…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

184 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

146 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 123 rated 4–5 ★ (112 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kirkby-in-Ashfield (4.1 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kirkby in Ashfield (4.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£190,024 average 3.2% YoY

Across Ashfield · to 2026-06

Detached£269,391
Semi-detached£182,571
Terraced£145,300
Flat£89,748

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£793 average monthly rent 5% YoY

  • 1 bed £558
  • 2 bed £723
  • 3 bed £845

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (5.7 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Boundary (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

126,297 residents in Ashfield · 1,153/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 63 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,609 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (52% of 58,000)

A £1,739
B £2,029
C £2,319
D £2,609
E £3,188
F £3,768
G £4,348
H £5,218

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

50 schools · 19,690 pupils

38 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 19 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Sutton Community AcademyGood
  • The National CofE AcademyGood
  • The Holgate AcademyRequires improvement
  • Ashfield Comprehensive School
  • Outwood Academy Kirkby
  • Quarrydale Academy
  • Selston High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Ashfield

Care & health services

796 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes283
  • GP practices107
  • Dentists132
  • Homecare agencies205
  • Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

97 applications decided

79.4% granted · 77 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Lee Anderson

Reform UK

Ashfield

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Con 1
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 31

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£676 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,973 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 62,893 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 14% · Solar 7%

242 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.0
  • Feeling worthwhile6.8
  • Happiness yesterday6.8
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Pinxton and Selston railway station · 0.2 km

    Pinxton and Selston railway station served the villages of Pinxton, Derbyshire and Selston, Nottinghamshire. It was located on the Midland Railway's Mansfield Branch Line. It was one of three stations that served the…

  • Pinxton South railway station · 0.9 km

    Pinxton South railway station was a former railway station that served Pinxton, Derbyshire; the station site lies within the parish of Selston, Nottinghamshire. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway as "Pinxton"…

  • Pinxton · 1.0 km

    Pinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton…

  • St Helen's Church, Selston · 1.2 km

    St Helen's Church, Selston is a parish church in the Church of England in the village of Selston, Nottinghamshire. It is part of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

  • Selston High School · 1.4 km

    Selston High School is a mixed secondary school that educates students aged 11–16. It is located in Selston, Nottinghamshire, England. The headteacher is Mr David Broomhead.

  • Selston F.C. · 1.4 km

    Selston F.C. is a football club based in Selston, Nottinghamshire. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at the Parish Hall Ground.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is South Normanton and Pinxton?
South Normanton and Pinxton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Ashfield local authority.
How deprived is South Normanton and Pinxton?
The Ashfield local authority, which includes South Normanton and Pinxton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.